Kim Dotcom’s NSA-proof messaging, video chat service due in 2014
It’s been months since Kim Dotcom triumphantly returned to the digital world with the launch of Mega and now the mercurial German-born Kiwi has set …
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Lenovo solidifies status as the PC industry’s MVP
2013 has not been a good year for the PC market but Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has somehow managed to thrive despite facing the same set …
TV market continues worldwide decline in 2013
The cord cutting phenomenon seems to be extending beyond cable subscriptions. An IHS report projects that global TV shipments are expected to fall from 238.3 million …
Microsoft Office Web Apps now include live, co-author editing
Microsoft Office Web Apps on SkyDrive and Office 365 are finally catching up with Google Drive. In a blog post on Wednesday, Microsoft’s Amanda Lefebvre …
Verizon customers can customize their Moto X starting on November 11th
Good news, Verizon customers: Soon you’ll be able to buy the same wood-patterned Moto X that AT&T customers have enjoyed for months. Droid Life’s sources …
How to stop Google from automatically using your picture as caller ID
Google this week announced that it would start integrating Android users’ Google+ accounts more deeply into its mobile platform, which means that users’ Google+ profile …
Sony looks past gamers, details PS4’s entertainment lineup at launch
Gamers will argue until the end of time over which console is superior, but when the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One make their way to …
Apple is once again rated the world’s most valuable brand
Back in September, Interbrand rated Apple as the Best Global Brand of 2013, the first time in the brand survey’s history that any brand had …
Gigabit fiber goes to Hollywood
Homes and business in Los Angeles will soon be living in the digital fast lane. As Ars Technica reports, Los Angeles plans to issue a …
Spotify is devastating to small artists
The impact of Spotify on artists has been a hot topic in the past year. Another grim new data point comes from Finland, where one of the …
Samsung details the 64-bit processor it’s building in Apple’s shadow
We have known for months now that Samsung will be following in Apple’s footsteps and introducing a new 64-bit mobile processor next year. The company …
Video: Sony tears down the PlayStation 4, shows off killer hardware
Sony thinks you’ll like the PlayStation 4 so much that it’s willing to rip one apart just to show you why. Wired went to Sony’s …
iPhone 5s pitted against the competition in expert camera phone review
Megapixel counts and optical zoom capabilities are constantly thrown around by smartphone makers, but when four of the most popular camera phones are put to …
Google engineers rip NSA, compare themselves to heroic Hobbits
Google employees’ anger at the National Security Agency has officially grown to Tolkien-sized epic proportions. GigaOM has rounded up some choice quotes from Google engineers …
How BlackBerry’s recent failures could help save the company
The BlackBerry saga took an interesting turn on Monday when BlackBerry announced that it had a change of heart. The company took itself off the …
Twitter’s triumphant IPO means party time for mobile messaging apps
Twitter stock opened trading at $45.10, instantly soaring 80% above its initial public offering price. This means that having a lot of users is much more important …
CIA reportedly pays AT&T $10 million a year to access calling records [updated]
Maybe Google, Microsoft and Apple would be less upset about how the National Security Agency’s data surveillance tactics are hurting their reputations if the government …
Samsung says Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4 will get killer 16MP camera
Earlier reports suggested that Samsung’s next-generation flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone will be getting a significant camera upgrade when it debuts next year and now the …
HTC One sequel purportedly pictured in leak
The followup to HTC’s well-reviewed HTC One flagship phone — which we hope will not be called the HTC One 2 — is apparently in …
Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet, Lumia 2520 tablet to launch on November 22nd
It appears that the wait is nearly over the Nokia’s expansive fall lineup. In a press release last month, Nokia stated that it was expecting …
Apple to reportedly start offering in-store iPhone display repairs
Have a cracked iPhone screen? Apple feels your pain. According to 9to5Mac’s sources, Apple will soon start offering to replace customers’ cracked iPhone displays in …
Kazam: Former HTC execs take on their old employer with new phones
As Apple and Samsung continue to duke it out for the top spot in mobile sales and the countless other manufacturers attempt to claw and …
Xbox One will offer free, ad-supported streaming through Xbox Music [updated]
The Xbox Live Gold subscription is gaining a little bit more value on the Xbox One. Microsoft’s Albert Penello confirmed on Twitter that Xbox One …
The Moto X hasn’t stopped Motorola’s slide into irrelevancy
All of Google’s marketing power hasn’t yet helped Motorola stop its slide in the American smartphone market. The latest numbers from comScore show that Motorola’s …
Former Apple CEO John Sculley nearly bid on BlackBerry
It’s official — we can no longer go a day without learning about a new would-be BlackBerry savior who planned to make a bid for the company. …
Samsung chief vows to have foldable displays by 2015
The Galaxy Round is just a warmup act. Per Engadget, it seems that Samsung CEO Kwon Oh Hyun has vowed that the company will release mobile …
Another one-time Microsoft insider urges company to ditch Bing, Xbox
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen isn’t the only longtime Microsoft associate who wants the company to dump Bing and the Xbox. Barron’s has flagged some more …
Google finally confirms the purpose of its magical mystery boats
After days of speculation, Google’s mysterious barges were finally identified, and now Google is speaking out about the true purpose of the boats. TechCrunch received the …
Call of Duty: Ghosts makes $1 billion in retail sales in a single day
Remember back in September when Grand Theft Auto V sold so many copies that it started breaking world records? Well, the former king of sales …
Android is generating $2 billion a year… for Microsoft
Microsoft would love to sell more Windows Phones but you get the feeling that it doesn’t mind seeing Android do well either, especially if it …
